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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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